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FUFA president Moses Magogo said the federation wants Ugandans to participate in designing three different new uniforms for the Cranes, She Cranes and the junior national teams with red, white and yellow as predominant colours.

On the other front French Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellence Stephane Rivoal has promised to open up the door for Ugandans to play for French clubs.

While addressing the media about the running France-Uganda Friendship Week, Rivoal said that she would use her contacts to help Ugandan players go to France.

She has organized a football match between Uganda Cranes and a team of the French Military at Namboole on Saturday. The ambassador said that the game was the beginning to help Ugandan footballers get to French clubs.

Other than late Majid Musisi who impressively played football at French Premier Club Stade Rennais in the 1992-94, no other known Ugandan has played in France.

"I wanted the French national football team but I learnt that the rules don't allow them (French football team) to play with the (Uganda) Cranes because they have different rankings. I will use my contact with French clubs to see the Cranes go and play there," Rivoal said.

She said that although many French people don't know about Uganda, she will use the visibility from this (Saturday's) friendly to sell Uganda in France.

Magogo said that if the plans work out, partnership with the French would help Ugandan players find their way into top European clubs easily.